Tetra Pak has reported net sales of Euro 11.1 billion for the year 2013 – up 3.5% from 2012.“The combination of strong competition and soft economies in many markets around the globe created a tough business …
Herbalife, a global nutrition company, has launched its first ever Asia-Pacific wellness tour covering 30 cities across Asia Pacific region to present insights on nutrition, healthy lifestyle and physical activity.Seven …
Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak officiated the groundbreaking of an integrated aroma ingredients complex, set up by BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) via their joint venture company BASF …
Royal DSM, a global nutrition company, inaugurated its Fortitech Premixes plant in Vadodara, Gujarat. This is DSM’s first ever human nutrition plant in India. The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ind…
Bühler Group, a global player in the field of process engineering, in particular production technologies and services for making foods and advanced materials has acquired an 80% stake in Yaoxian Machinery Guangzhou,…
Phenomenex Inc., a global player in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announced launch of new Kinetex Core-Shell Biphenyl HPLC/UHPLC columns, giving researchers the ideal …
Shimadzu Corporation, a manufacturer of precision instruments, measuring instruments and medical equipment, based in Kyoto, Japan, announced the release of its Crude2Pure (C2P), the world’s first automated purification/p…
Agilent Technologies introduced a next-generation mobile spectroscopy product that is ideal for on-site testing in a broad range of applications, including advanced materials, art, historical objects, geology, agricultur…
More than 50% of men in their 50s and 80% of men in their 70s suffer from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) resulting in a potential market of over 26 million men in the US alone. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of lea…
For the past five years, sports nutrition sales have outperformed all other categories of consumer health globally, according to Euromonitor International, with the US accounting for 60% of global spending which represen…
Consuming sucralose - a popular sweetening ingredient - in a drink is shown to have the same effect as water on a person’s sugar and insulin levels, according to a study reported in Diabetes Care, a journal of the Americ…
DuPont Nutrition & Health has taken a step towards commercialization of Dahi segment in India with launch of Dahi creations kit. Targeted at local Dahi manufacturers, the kits would play important part in development…
Novasep, a leading global manufacturing solutions provider for fine chemicals, has appointed Michel Spagnol as chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company after the founder of the group, Roger-Marc Nicoud left the c…
Kyowa Hakko USA, the wholly owned subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd., announced that it has completed GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) self-affirmation for the amino acid L-Citrulline.L-Citrulline is an amino acid…
DSM has been granted European patent for arylsulfatase-free Maxilact lactase. Maxilact enables dairy producers to formulate lactose-free dairy products without any off-flavors.“The patent relates to a lactase enzym…
A new study by the Ohio State University suggests that breastfeeding might be no more beneficial than bottle-feeding for long-term health and well-being outcomes in children age 4 to 14.The study published in journal Soc…
Leading Israeli flavour and food ingredients company Frutarom has acquired a US-based company CitraSource, that specializes in Citrus Specialty Solutions, for about $7.5 Million. The acquisition will strengthen Frutarom’…
World’s leading direct selling company Amway has reported global sales of $11.8 billion for 2013, a record for the organization. The total surpasses 2012 sales of $11.3 billion and continues a period of growth, hig…
World leader in food processing and packaging, Tetra Pak has introduced a new juice pasteurization process that saves up to 20% on energy consumption, bringing cost and environmental benefits for customers.The new proces…
Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producer’s Union Ltd., (Banas Dairy), the largest member union of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., (GCMMF) that owns brand Amul, has completed the foundati…
US-based Penford Food Ingredients, manufacturer of innovative carbohydrate systems and technologies, has launched non-Genetically Modified (GMO) white corn protein -PenDure CW. The product contains a minimum of 50% prote…
Sabinsa Corporation and its sister company Sami Labs have received seven new patents, bringing the company’s patent portfolio to 87. The company has also increased enforcement action world-wide to protect its intellectua…
Global food leader Cargill’s India arm has acquired Dalmia’s olive oil brand Leonardo to expand its consumer brand portfolio and market reach in India. Leonardo is a leading brand in the olive oil segment in India …
Yakult Danone India, a 50:50 JV between Groupe Danone of France and Yakult Honsha, Japan, announced its expansion in Lucknow and Kanpur, with the launch of Yakult, a globally popular probiotic fermented milk drink. Yakul…
Consumers can’t tell the difference between regular bread and bread with 10% less salt, according to taste tests by Oregon State University (OSU).Researchers at OSU’s Food Innovation Center in Portland asked nearly 200 p…
